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RE: [ecs] RE: [ecsl] DirecWay IP issue Reynolds,Martin Wed, 12 Mar 2003 07:11:38 -0800

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 Wed, 12 Mar 2003 07:11:38 -0800
Found some interesting stuff below- - note in particular the reference to "obnoxious
warning messages" when turning off the proxy.


Mark, seems that you might have a little goodie from DirecWay running in the background
- dcproxy.exe. If there is something running on your system, all of these funnies start
to make sense. Not psychic powers, but the equivalent of a shill in the audience!



http://www.copperhead.cc/satretn.html

                    Disable Proxy Server in Release 4.0.0.36 and above :

How to Un-Proxy the browser under DPC version 4.0.0.36 & above :

Turning off the proxy server functions with DirecPC improves web browsing performance.
Unfortunately, the 4.0.0.36 and higher releases of the software gives obnoxious warning
messages if you "unproxy" the browser.

For WIN2K this is the procedure:

1. Right click on "My Computer", choose "manage" then open the "Services and Applications"
tree on the left plane. Choose "Services" and in the right plane double click on "DirecPC
Webcast". Change the "startup type" to "disabled" then press the "stop" button.

2. Find the file "dpcproxy.exe" in the folder c:program files->direcpc->bin Delete the
file, if you feel lucky, or move it to another folder or rename it...whatever you prefer.

3. If you haven't already, turn off the proxy services in IE by going to tools->internet
options->connections->Lan Settings and uncheck all boxes. Exit IE.

Re-boot and the error message is forever banished.

For 98SE or ME. Simply replace #1 above with:

1. In Windows go to Start->Run and type "MSCONFIG", press OK
Go to the "startup" tab and uncheck the entry for DPCProxyLoadOnStartup. Press "apply"
and exit.

The other difference in 98SE or ME is that since you cannot turn the service off while
Windows is running the OS won't let you delete the file. So to delete the file, restart
in DOS mode and and delete the file from DOS in 98SE. In WinME, restart in "Safe Mode"
and you can delete the file.
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OR TRY :  right clicking the DW icon in the system tray, selecting "Diagnostic Properties",
use the pulldown menu to get to the Proxy section, and unchecking the boxes for "Perform
Initial Test" and "Perform test every".   

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:mark@markgilmore.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:20 AM
To: ecs@netbloc.com
Cc: Richard Yee; ecsl@netbloc.com; michaeldavid@brightlinemedia.com
Subject: [ecs] RE: [ecsl] DirecWay IP issue


Well slap me down!
This window DOES say I am indeed using a proxy.
But TOOLS/ADVANCED has "Use HTTP thru proxy connections" disabled
(which is what I had looked at before).
Most sorry for the tangent.
I disabled this and the browser still seems to work OK.
Now trying home.htm/etc ...

At 07:19 AM 3/12/2003 -0600, you wrote:

>Mark,
>
>Everything I can find online indicates that DirectWay uses a proxy server
>for browsers. Are you sure your browser is not set to use a proxy? This is
>the only thing that makes sense.
>
>In Internet Explorer, go to Tools, Internet Options. Click on the connection
>tab. Then click on LAN settings. Then click on Advanced.
>
>Anything there?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:mark@markgilmore.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:28 AM
>To: ecs-list@netbloc.com; ecs@omnipotencesoftware.com;
>mhardy@MBATechi.com; michaeldavid@brightlinemedia.com
>Subject: [ecsl] DirecWay IP issue
>
>
>Hi all,
>I could use some sage advice regarding the way my DirecWay
>ISP (2-way satelite) "assigns" socket IP addresses:
>
>EXAMPLE (IPs changed for security):
>
>On a REMOTE PC:
>          ECS is listening for HTTP requests at 206.147.33.66:89
>          (as listed in IPS.HTM).
>
>On my LOCAL PC:
>          When I request 206.147.33.66:89/HOME.HTM, login, and request
>MAIN.HTM,
>          the REMOTE PC sees these IPs (as listed in main.log):
>                  HTTP-Req: 66.82.9.33 main.htm
>
>          So far so good.
>
>          Then when I request Page "A", the REMOTE PC sees these IPs
>                  HTTP-Req: 66.82.9.33 page.htm?Appliances        (SAME IP
>as that for main.htm)
>                  HTTP-Req: 66.82.208.1 Client New                (DIFFERENT
>IP)
>                  HTTP-Req: 66.82.208.1 Stream New                ( " )
>
>As you can see, my ISP is using a different IP for my JAVA
>socket connections from that used for HTTP connections.
>I first assumed it was assigning different IPs to different port "windows".
>So we assigned ports 88/87 to my JAVA connections.
>But this had no effect.
>
>Then I thought that they may be assigning a different IP to every
>connection.
>But all HTTP requests use the same IP (and my socket connections do as
>well).
>
>So I am left wondering how the ISP is detecting a difference
>btw an HTTP socket connections and JAVA connections.
>HOW DO THEY KNOW ??
>
>Thanks :-),
>
>Mark Gilmore
>http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com
>
>
>
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